Superintendent of Documents Classification System

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Government documents received by the Western Kentucky University Libraries through the Federal Depository Library Program are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents Classification System (SuDoc). Briefly, the SuDoc system is an alpha-numeric call number scheme that places materials together on the shelves according to the agency that issued the document, reflecting the organiztion of the government. Microfiche are filed in cabinets using the SuDoc class system as well.

The major agency designations for the SuDoc classification and a SuDoc number are described below. A more detailed explanation of the SuDoc classification is available from the Federal Depository Library Administration page of the Superintendent of Documents' web site.

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Major Agency Designations for SuDoc Classification
 

A .................Agriculture Department

A 13. ....... ...Forest Service

AE ........... ...National Archives and Records Administration
C ................Commerce Department

C 3. ............Census Bureau

D .................Defense Department

E .................Energy Department

ED ..............Education Department

EP ..............Environmental Protection Agency

GA ..............General Accounting Office

GP ..............Government Printing Office

HE ..............Health and Human Services Department

HH ..............Housing and Urban Development Department

I ...................Interior Department

I 19. ............U.S. Geological Survey

J .................Justice Department

JU ..............Judiciary

L .................Labor Department

LC ..............Library of Congress

NAS ...........National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NS .............National Science Foundation

P ................Postal Service

PM ............Office of Personnel Management

PREX ........Executive Office of the President

S ................State Department

SBA ...........Small Business Administration

SI ..............Smithsonian

SS ............Social Security Administration

T ...............Treasury Department

TD ............Transportation Department

VA .............Veteran Affairs Department

X, Y ...........Congress

Y 3. ...........Congressional commissions and independent agencies
Y 10. .........Congressional Budget Office

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SuDoc Number Explained

Electronic Capabilities of Federal Depository Libraries.

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995.

GP 3.2:El 2/2

       GP - Issuing agency, Government Printing Office
          3 - Designation for subordinate office, Superintendent of Documents
         .2 - Publication type or category, general publication
 :El 2/2 - Identifies the specific title, El in

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